By Nkanu Egbe Three years ago today, Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood at Eagle Square in Abuja and made Nigerians a promise. “Security shall be the top priority of our administration,” he declared at his inauguration, “because neither prosperity nor justice can prevail amidst insecurity and violence.” On that same date — May 29, 2023 — Read More…
The incursion of terrorists from the northern states to the southwest of Nigeria was all too predictable. We had warned about that possibility over the years. The crisis is not from lack of warnings but from the failure to convert warnings into interoperable, cross-border security. There has been a steady expansion from border belts into Read More…
Several years ago, I had the pleasure of writing about the heartwarming feat of Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin, Aroyinkeye I, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, in establishing Abolarin College, the first free secondary school for the underprivileged in Nigeria. Today, products of that school have gone on to exceed the expectations of many people, and several Read More…
Work is the tribute that man must pay for his sin in the Garden of Eden, as recounted in the Bible (Genesis 3:19). If Adam had stayed on the side of propriety and not allowed Eve and Satan to lure him into disobeying God, man and his descendants would not have needed to work from Read More…
There are weeks when Lagos debates things it barely understands—but debates them with full authority anyway. This was one of those weeks. By the time the news reached Aguda, it had already been interpreted, misinterpreted, and fully analysed by people with no access to briefing notes. Two issues stood out. First, the appointment of Bianca Read More…
There are stories that pass through Lagos like breeze—light, loud, and quickly forgotten. And then there are stories that arrive heavily, refusing to be joked away, even in a beer parlour. This was one of those stories. News filtered in that security operatives had uncovered an illegal “baby factory” in Badagry. Eighteen pregnant women. Ten Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe In 2015, Nigerians discovered that social media could win elections. APC “social warriors” waged relentless online campaigns against the PDP, and their victory entrenched digital warfare in the public sphere. Then came #ENDSARS in 2020: a youth‑led uprising against police brutality, the Lekki toll‑gate massacre, and the impunity of the state. Out Read More…
Every Tamuno, Dike and Hadi knows that the 2027 elections in Nigeria will be primarily between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The recent de-listing of ADC’s officials (Senator David Mark and former governor Rauf Aregbesola) from the INEC portal will not stop the gang-up against the APC. As Read More…
Nigeria’s 63% Poverty Surge: Reform, Inflation and the New Hardship Economy As poverty in Nigeria climbs toward 63%, affecting about 141 million people, economists debate whether President Bola Tinubu’s reforms are the cause of the crisis—or the painful medicine needed to stabilise Africa’s largest economy. A Nation Where Poverty Now Touches Most Households Nigeria entered Read More…
Former Central Bank Deputy Governor and 2019 presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has broken his silence on his departure from the Nigerian political arena, describing his return to international professional life as a transformative and necessary move for his personal well-being. In a candid statement shared recently, Moghalu addressed the persistent “Nigeria needs you” narrative, Read More…